Bright Horizons at Evanston
1629 ORRINGTON AVE, EVANSTON, IL 60201Childery Rating: 3/5
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Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.3 / 5
- Process QualityThe quality of daily care — caregiver-child interactions, learning activities, and the emotional climate. Drawn from the state QRIS rating, accreditations, and Head Start CLASS observations.Not Available
- Structural QualityMeasurable features like staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, license status, and teacher qualifications. Provider-level data when available; otherwise the state regulatory baseline.3 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 3 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects a license that's pending or provisional. The structural rating also includes Illinois's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. Illinois caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:5, and preschool ratios at 1:10. Lead teachers must hold a Child Development Associate (CDA). Teachers must complete 15 hours of annual training. No objective process measures (e.g., state quality rating or national accreditation) are available for this daycare. The overall rating reflects structural features only.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- Accreditations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
- National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
- National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
- National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited
Facility Info
- Facility type
- Child Care Center
- Age groups served
- Not Available
- Licensed capacity
- 307
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 12 Toddlers 1:5 15 Preschool 1:10 20
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- Child Development Associate (CDA)
Inspection History
20 Inspection Visits Since 2012 · 87 Findings
Most recent: Jul 31, 2025⤓ Download Latest Report (PDF)
22 Critical64 Important1 Administrative
Across 20 inspections since 2012, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (31), Building & Premises Safety (19), and Children's Records & Files (18). Of 87 total findings, 22 were critical.
See All 20 Inspection Visits
Jul 31, 20252 Findings1 Critical1 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(5)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(g)
Apr 7, 20254 Findings2 Critical2 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(3)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(b)(1)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(i)(1)
Jan 5, 20241 Finding1 Important
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(i)(1)
Jul 31, 202312 Findings5 Critical6 Important1 Administrative
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(d)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6I)
- License requirement; application; noticeCCASEC 4(6II)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(6)
- Guidance and Discipline407.270(a)
- Fire/Health Safety Code reference (NFPA Life Safety Code, OSFM adoption)FHSEC 305
- Organization and Administration407.70(e)(3)
Jul 18, 20234 Findings4 Important
- Grouping and Staffing407.190
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(c)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(p)
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(19)
Jan 24, 20232 Findings1 Critical1 Important
- Staffing Structure407.90(a)(1)
- Grouping and Staffing407.190(f)
Aug 29, 20221 Finding1 Critical
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
Aug 25, 20202 Findings1 Critical1 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
Mar 18, 20202 Findings1 Critical1 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(g)
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Feb 20, 20201 Finding1 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(r)
Aug 29, 20194 Findings2 Critical2 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(f)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(i)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
Apr 11, 20197 Findings7 Critical
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(1)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(11)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(2)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(3)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(4)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(a)(5)
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(b)
Sep 27, 201628 Findings1 Critical27 Important
- General Requirements for Personnel407.100(c)(1)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(4)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)(a)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)(b)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)(c)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)(d)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(2)(e)
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(3)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(a)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)(b)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)(c)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)(d)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)(e)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)(f)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)(g)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)(h)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)(i)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)(i)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)(k)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)(l)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(4)(n)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(5)(a)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(5)(b)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(5)(c)
- Equipment and Materials407.380(j)(5)(d)
Aug 29, 20163 Findings3 Important
- Program Requirements for All Ages407.200(i)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(i)(2)
- Napping and Sleeping407.350(j)
May 5, 20161 Finding1 Important
- Special Requirements for Infants and Toddlers407.210(f)(12)
Jun 20, 20137 Findings7 Important
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(b)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(c)(1)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(c)(2)(e)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(f)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(f)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(h)
- Health Requirements for Children407.310(h)
Apr 22, 20132 Findings2 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
Jan 29, 20131 Finding1 Important
- Enrollment and Discharge Procedures407.250(i)(1)(b)
Jan 8, 20132 Findings2 Important
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(2)
- Personnel Records407.120(a)(3)
Oct 16, 20121 Finding1 Important
- Physical Plant/Indoor Space407.370(f)(2)
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